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Another year, another massive budget deficit, albeit with a token reduction this year to 8.8 billion dollars. Accompanying the budget, the NDP government has produced a plan to return to balance by 2023, a plan built on a rickety foundation that assumes that the Kinder Morgan pipeline will be built and operate at capacity, that …

While doing research regarding how Electric Vehicle Charging stations would be affected by the design of communities, I came to a disparaging conclusion. The Green Party objective of smaller communities is counter to having Electric Vehicles. What? you say. Let me explain. Our society today encourages the use of the personal automobile. There is often more than …

The Black Gold Tapestry is breathtaking. The colours are stunning. Most articles start by talking about either the size or the story, and both of those are worth discussing, but it is the beauty of it that grabs the viewer from a distance. Up close the detail of the texture that takes over. The stitching …

In a week that included the Women’s March, the Davos conference, the issue of feeding our current and future population and the news that “It’s Boom times for Billionaires” I feel the need to connect the dots. This week a report from Oxfam was published that stated; “…82 percent of the global wealth produced last …

I have been studying on line the European Union’s Circular Economy strategy which is designed to create much more value and much less waste out of the resources we use. It is a very ambitious system with, supposedly, increasing targets for waste prevention, reuse and recycling and has had evidence of some success in various …

Romy Tittel, Leader of the Green Party of Alberta and Catriona Wright, Shadow Cabinet member for Sustainable Towns and Cities, strongly encourages the Alberta Government to quickly adopt the following in order to keep recyclables out of the landfill: An immediate plastic bag ban. Legislation that puts the onus on producers of the materials to …

When we think of Climate Change and our carbon footprint there are many things to consider, some are obvious, many others are not. Take the Crypro-currency Bitcoin for instance. The exploding price of bitcoin in recent months has raised questions about the environmental sustainability of the currency. Although it’s hard to measure accurately the Washington …

On January 1, 2018, the Alberta carbon levy increased from $20/T to $30/T. Beyond 2018, there is an intention to increase it further, but no firm schedule for doing so. However, pending Federal legislation will require a rate of $50/T by 2022, and it is the expressed intention of the NDP government to meet the …

January 1, 2018 Government of Alberta Minister of Environment and Parks Dear Ms. Shannon Phillips, I am writing to you today to discuss the SWRR gravel operations behind the Wentworth/West Springs neighborhoods in Calgary. Once again, I fully appreciate that your portfolio is challenging as Alberta faces many environmental issues, this gravel operation being only …

The Green Party of Alberta supports immediate action to remove all minimum age requirements for condominiums and rental properties in Alberta. Greens understand that all Albertans need affordable housing that is suitable to their needs. Currently with minimum age requirements in place there are situations where residents are forced to move out from residences with …